www.crooksandliars.com/2006/01/05.html#a6586
listing biographies of Martin Luther King, Jack Johnson and Dorothy Dandridge under the "similar products" category with Planet of the Apes looks anything but awful?...
over mine disaster Former director of National Mine Academy blames Bush admin. over the Sago Mine disaster (I'm working on the video, but my file seems corrupted so here's the transcript) Appearing on the H&C show last night, Jack Spadaro, former Director, NATIONAL MINE ACADEMY went after the Bush administration over the mining disaster in Sago and tied Sean Hannity's usually vitriolic tongue in knots. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Joining us now on the phone is the former director of the National Mine Safety and Health Academy, Jack Spadaro. In terms of safety, Jack, what do we know about this mine and its relative safety in how it should have been operating? JACK SPADARO, FORMER DIRECTOR, NATIONAL MINE ACADEMY: We know from the record that the mine, in particular in the past year, has been cited over 180 times for violations of federal mine health and safety law and regulations. And about 90 of those violations were called serious and substantial violations of the law. So we know that it was a very unsafe mine and that there were serious problems with mine ventilation and roof control. COLMES: Are you saying that these men should not have been allowed to go down there? COLMES: You're saying this mine should not have been open? If you, as a safety expert, feels it should not have been, why was it open? SPADARO: I think it's because of the current Bush administration's policies toward mine operators and their reluctance to take the strong enforcement action that's sometimes necessary. I mean, already, what do you want, to blame George Bush with this? Is that where you're headed with this political question? This mine was cited for over 200 violations, 46 during an 11-week period late in the year. But I can't see an instance where it was recommended that they close it. SPADARO: Well, actually, there were three orders to close portions of the mine that were issued in the October to the December period. And there has been a significant change since the Bush administration took over, the enforcement of mine safety and health. And I can speak to that, because I worked in the agency, and I talk with people every day who tell me that, in recent years, and particularly in recent months, there's been a reluctance on the part of the top management at the Mine Safety and Health Administration... HANNITY: We don't have time tonight to get into this, nor do I think it's appropriate. But you clearly have a political agenda that, if I had enough time, I'm sure I.. HANNITY: You want to turn this into a political thing... SPADARO: And that's the truth is that there were 180 violations... COLMES: Mr Spadaro, I'm not sure that you have a political point of view, but I do thank you very much for coming on the show tonight.
Emailer William: Yesterday at approximity 3:25 Central, one of Sean Hannity's listeners asked him if the Democrats would make up something to get Bush impeached. After some almost true statements about Conyer's resolutions, Hannity made a totally false mischaracterization of the FISA regulations. I haven't been posting much about him lately because I was suffering from a slight case of wingnuttia, but Hannity out-right lies on the air about the process of getting a FISA warrant. He must be very nervous about what will be revealed after we actually find out who is being monitored. I'm surprised they brought OBL into the talking point discussion at all, but I guess when in doubt-any reference to 9/11 is a good thing in Hannity's mind. Hannity: If Osama Bin Laden calls the United States, they're saying we need to go spend 76 hours and get a court order before we can record that phone conversation-that's how asinine their logic is.
Audio-MP3 As emailer William further states: "he had the audacity to do this while making statements that "Democrats" would lie and endanger our nation to bring down the president.
Hullabaloo, Julia (filling in for Digby) reminds us that Alito is on record as deciding that the Federal Mine safety and Health Act should protect miners less than it does.
Labor Blog's "Top Ten Workplace Health and Safety Stories of 2005" includes the identities of more of the same kind of grotesquely unqualified cronies President George W Bush always puts in charge of keeping Americans safe.
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